Building science

The primary goal of modern-day building science is to improve building performance and reduce operating costs. Le Groupe Gesfor consultants address the needs of building owners by offering solutions that are practical, adapted to the building in question and, most importantly, tailored to the owner's budgetary constraints and long-term plan for the building.

Traditionally, structural systems, exterior cladding, roofing, glazing and environmental systems were not thought of as interactive components of a building. We account for the relationships between these elements in our analysis and evaluation of a building's overall performance.

We possess all the necessary expertise to make recommendations based on visual inspections, diagnostic testing, and monitoring, where applicable. Furthermore, conducting an overall assessment of the building's various components enables us to provide the owner with information on the condition of each one, and thereby set the foundation for well-developed, easily managed and economically sound programs for corrective building maintenance.

Services offered in building science

We offer building owners, property managers and/or asset managers who own or manage real estate portfolios of all sizes, the following technical services:

Building Condition Assessments (BCA)

Investigations

Design services

Contract administration and inspection services

Additional services (supervision of work and review of plans)

The combined teams of Le Groupe Gesfor and The Pinchin Group have previously completed over 1,000 Environmental and Building Condition Assessments for financial institutions, property owners, managers and real estate developers.

Building/property condition assessments

As a multi-disciplinary consulting firm and one-stop shop for various kinds of professional expertise, we not only supply building condition assessment services, but we also conduct environmental assessments as part of the due diligence process. Based on a visual inspection of the building structure, including the various systems, components, services and external features, the Building Condition Assessment (BCA) allows us to determine whether repairs are required.

These assessments are completed in general conformance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard E2018-08, Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessments: Baseline Property Condition Assessments Process.